The Pientka File https://joepientka.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Joe Pientka III. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. An FBI memo is not a court finding. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 He Wrote Himself Into the August 17, 2016 Candidate Briefing https://joepientka.com/posts/candidate-briefing.html https://joepientka.com/posts/candidate-briefing.html Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:00:00 -0000 Joe Pientka III drafted the Aug. 30, 2016 FBI electronic communication on the New York Field Office briefing to Trump, Christie, and Flynn. The memo is a document. “Spying” is commentary. A September 21, 2016 Message: “The 7th Floor” Was “Fired Up” https://joepientka.com/posts/alfa-bank.html https://joepientka.com/posts/alfa-bank.html Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:00:00 -0000 Epoch Times, from the Sussmann trial: Joseph Pientka messaged Curtis Heide on Sept. 21, 2016 that people on the 7th floor, including the director, were “fired up” about the Trump–Alfa Bank server claim. A message is not a finding the claim was true. His Motion Says Woods Review. It Does Not Prove He Swore the FISA. https://joepientka.com/posts/woods-file.html https://joepientka.com/posts/woods-file.html Sat, 01 Oct 2016 18:00:00 -0000 In Page v. Comey, Pientka’s motion to dismiss describes a Woods-file review for the initial Carter Page FISA. The complaint alleges more. Do not treat a complaint as a signature page. He Left Crossfire Hurricane in January 2017. His Motion Says So. https://joepientka.com/posts/left-crossfire.html https://joepientka.com/posts/left-crossfire.html Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:00:00 -0000 Pientka’s Page-case motion says he rotated off Crossfire Hurricane in January 2017 and back to WFO. Fox News’s transcript story gives January 6, 2017. A transfer is not a finding of innocence or guilt. January 24, 2017: He Walked Into the White House With Strzok https://joepientka.com/posts/flynn-interview.html https://joepientka.com/posts/flynn-interview.html Tue, 24 Jan 2017 18:00:00 -0000 Reporting and later congressional letters place Joe Pientka in the Jan. 24, 2017 FBI interview of Michael Flynn. The OIG discusses the second agent as SSA 1. Flynn’s later plea history is a separate docket. Horowitz Wrote “SSA 1.” He Did Not Print Pientka. https://joepientka.com/posts/oig-ssa1.html https://joepientka.com/posts/oig-ssa1.html Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:00:00 -0000 The Dec. 9, 2019 OIG report discusses SSA 1 on Woods, Steele, and the Flynn interview. Fox News identified SSA 1 as Joe Pientka. An IG report is not a criminal conviction. Jordan and Johnson Wrote Him After Wray Did Not Answer https://joepientka.com/posts/jordan-letter.html https://joepientka.com/posts/jordan-letter.html Mon, 18 May 2020 18:00:00 -0000 Fox News, May 18, 2020: Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Johnson said they wrote Joe Pientka directly for a transcribed interview after Director Wray did not answer their May 4 letter. A letter is not testimony. August 27, 2020: Senate Staff Interviewed “SSA 1” https://joepientka.com/posts/senate-interview.html https://joepientka.com/posts/senate-interview.html Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:00:00 -0000 The Senate Judiciary release lists Supervisory Special Agent 1 as interviewed August 27, 2020. The Washington Examiner and Daily Caller identified that slot as Joseph Pientka. Commentary until you open the transcript. Page Named Him. That Is a Complaint, Not a Verdict. https://joepientka.com/posts/page-lawsuit.html https://joepientka.com/posts/page-lawsuit.html Fri, 27 Nov 2020 18:00:00 -0000 Carter Page’s November 2020 lawsuit names Joe Pientka as a defendant. Plaintiff allegations stay labeled. His motion describes an SSA role and a January 2017 departure from the team. Daily Caller: He Said the Steele Validation Review Was “Turned Off” https://joepientka.com/posts/steele-validation.html https://joepientka.com/posts/steele-validation.html Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:00:00 -0000 Daily Caller, Jan. 18, 2021, from a Senate Judiciary interview: Pientka described a Steele validation review turned off at Bill Priestap’s direction. Fox’s same-week transcript story matches the plot without the name in the headline. The Federalist Recapped Page’s Allegations. Keep the Label. https://joepientka.com/posts/federalist-page.html https://joepientka.com/posts/federalist-page.html Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:00:00 -0000 The Federalist, Jan. 26, 2022, summarized Carter Page filings that name Pientka. Those are plaintiff allegations plus columnist takeaways — not a FISA signature and not a conviction. LegiStorm Lists a Senior Adviser Payee. That Is Not the Clerk’s PDF. https://joepientka.com/posts/swalwell-adviser.html https://joepientka.com/posts/swalwell-adviser.html Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 -0000 LegiStorm salary tables list Joe Pientka III as a Senior Adviser to Rep. Eric Swalwell beginning February 2025. Aggregators are not the House Statement of Disbursements. Current Hill employment is medium-confidence until the Clerk PDF is checked.